Cloud Support Engineer | Microsoft Entra ID Administrator | Azure Infrastructure

SYED SIBGHATULLAH QUADRI

Cloud Support Engineer and Microsoft Entra ID Administrator with 3+ years of experience supporting Azure infrastructure, identity and access management, and cloud operations for ISV and enterprise clients across APAC, Europe, and the US. Skilled in RBAC, Conditional Access, MFA, enterprise applications, hybrid identity, Azure monitoring, incident resolution, and FinOps cost optimization.

3+ Years Cloud Experience
10+ ISV Client Environments
99%+ Infrastructure Availability
20% Incident Resolution Improvement

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

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Cloud Platforms

Microsoft Azure | AWS | Azure Portal | Azure CLI | PowerShell | Linux (Ubuntu)

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Identity & Access Management

Microsoft Entra ID | RBAC | Conditional Access | MFA | Enterprise Applications | B2B Collaboration | Hybrid Identity | Entra Connect | PHS | PTA | Federation | SSO | SAML | OAuth 2.0 | OIDC | PIM | Identity Governance | Access Reviews | Entra ID Protection

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Azure Infrastructure

Azure Virtual Machines | VM Scale Sets | Availability Zones | App Service | Storage Accounts | VNet | NSG | Load Balancer | Application Gateway | Azure Firewall | VPN Gateway | ExpressRoute | Private Endpoints | DNS | VNet Peering

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Monitoring, Operations & FinOps

Azure Monitor | Log Analytics | KQL | Alerts & Metrics | Incident Management | Root Cause Analysis | SLA/SLO | ITIL | Runbook Development | Azure Cost Management | Right-Sizing | Idle Resource Identification | Auto-Shutdown Policies | Crayon CloudIQ

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Storage, Data & Automation

Azure Blob Storage | Managed Disks | Azure Backup | Azure Data Factory | Azure SQL | Git | GitHub Actions | Jira

CERTIFICATIONS

AWS Solutions Architect

SAA-C03

Valid until Dec 2027

Azure Administrator

AZ-104

Expired

Azure Fundamentals

AZ-900

Data Fundamentals

DP-900

AI Fundamentals

AI-900

Power BI Data Analyst

PL-300

Expired

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

Feb 2024 – Feb 2026

ISV Cloud Solution Associate

Crayon Software Experts Pvt. Ltd. | Bengaluru, India

Administered Microsoft Entra ID access management, including RBAC, Conditional Access, MFA, and enterprise application B2B integrations across 10+ ISV client environments. Supported hybrid identity administration and cloud access management, troubleshooting authentication and authorization issues. Delivered FinOps cost-optimization engagements through Azure resource right-sizing, idle-resource identification, auto-shutdown policies, and Crayon CloudIQ cost monitoring. Managed Azure infrastructure for 10+ ISV clients across APAC, maintaining 99%+ availability through proactive monitoring and incident resolution. Reduced average incident resolution time by 20% by documenting recurring Azure VM and NSG issues and developing troubleshooting runbooks.

Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

Cloud Administrator – Azure

Synergist Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. | Hyderabad, India

Administered Azure Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, and App Services for clients across Europe and US time zones. Configured proactive monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to identify infrastructure performance issues. Managed the end-to-end incident lifecycle, including alert triage, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, resolution, and escalation while maintaining SLA compliance. Investigated Azure VM, storage, networking, and application issues to support reliable cloud infrastructure operations.

Dec 2021 – Dec 2022

GIS Engineer – IoT & Cloud Integration

Siemens Energy Ltd. (via Randstad) | Aurangabad, India

Built an IoT-to-Azure data pipeline with Cloud and Data Engineers for real-time GIS sensor monitoring, improving operational visibility. Used Linux scripting and command-line operations to automate data workflow processes. Contributed to the development of an IoT sensor monitoring panel and signal processing workflows for live telemetry data visualization.

2019 – 2021

Electrical Design & Supervision Engineer

Various Firms | Aurangabad, India

Worked in MEP, control panel, and NIFPS panel design and supervision roles across two electrical design companies.

LET'S CONNECT

Open to Azure Cloud Support Engineer and Microsoft Entra ID Administrator opportunities.

Based in India | Open to Remote Roles